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A Trump official with a 6-figure salary is moving to public housing

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A Trump administration official with a six-figure salary is planning to move from her Trump Tower condo into public housing. Continue reading →

Fannie Mae is ‘pessimistic’ about the housing market in 2019

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In a report released Thursday, Fannie Mae’s Economic and Strategic Research Group painted a picture of a somewhat gloomy near-term future, saying that it’s expectations for the coming year “have become more pessimistic.” Continue reading →

How Retirement Housing Will Change for the Better

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For a glimpse into the future of retirement communities and — pardon the odious term — “senior housing,” you couldn’t do much better than to ask Robert Kramer. He and several partners got together in 1991 to launch what has become the leading trade gro… Continue reading →

Realtors understand local housing problems better than anyone

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Last week at the C.A.R. real estate summit, a Realtor gave a rousing speech about problems with the homeless. And while she acknowledged the need for compassion, she described the woes it creates for her community. She blasted local leadership for not … Continue reading →

Childhood Memories of Racial Discrimination

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In my childhood neighborhood, “moving on up” meant a 1970 move from our New York City apartment on 155th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenues to a three-room apartment in a building on Riverside Drive West, near 159th Street in Washington Heig… Continue reading →